weltweites

Weltweites is the attributive form of the German adjective weltweit, meaning worldwide or global. It is used to describe nouns that have a reach or scope across the entire world, such as networks, markets, or campaigns.

In German grammar, weltweites is most commonly seen when the noun is neuter singular and there is no article or determiner before the noun. For example, weltweites Netz or weltweites Angebot convey a sense of global reach without specifying a particular instance. When an article or determiner is present, other endings apply, as in das weltweite Netz or ein weltweites Angebot. The word can therefore appear in various inflected forms depending on gender, number, and case.

Common uses of weltweites include descriptions in business, media, science, and diplomacy. It is frequently paired with terms like Netz, Netzwerk, Angebot, Präsenz, or Reichweite to express a global scale or presence. The term emphasizes breadth and international scope rather than local or regional reach.

Etymologically, weltweit is a compound of welt (world) and weit (wide), and weltweites is its strong-inflection form used in front of neuter singular nouns without a determiner. The concept aligns with related expressions such as weltweit, global, international, and transnational, which all convey some dimension of worldwide character.

See also: globalization, worldwide web, international relations, global networks.